Beyond Chris Brown & Usher: Female Artists Inspired By Michael Jackson
Rihanna
Rihanna has been inspired by many great artists from the 80s and 90s. MJ’s musical influence has been so great, she sampled him in a hit song about NOT stopping the music. It makes sense. “Don’t Stop the Music” features “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” lyrics, “Mama-say mama-sah ma-ma-coo-sah.” Although the phrase wasn’t originally featured in his hit, Michael was still the one who popularized it.